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Board amends UPK vendor agreements to add seats for 2025–26
Summary
The West Hempstead Union Free School District Board of Education voted to amend docket 5‑25B to update 2025–26 language and authorize added Universal Pre‑K seats at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County and Yeshiva HaTorah; the motion was read and seconded at the special meeting.
The West Hempstead Union Free School District Board of Education moved to amend docket number 5‑25B to update the 2025–26 school year language and approve additional Universal Pre‑K enrollments with two outside vendors.
The Chair read the proposed resolved language aloud, saying, “the board of education hereby approves the enrollment of an additional 4 UPK students at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County for a maximum of 53 universal pre k students,” and similarly adding one seat at Yeshiva HaTorah to bring that vendor’s maximum to 10 UPK students. The amendment keeps the previously approved per‑pupil rates and updates the school‑year references to 2025–26.
A board member seconded the motion after a brief procedural exchange over recognition; the Chair called for an up‑or‑down voice vote. The transcript indicates the motion moved forward and was carried at the meeting, though no roll‑call tally was recorded in the public record provided.
Why it matters: adding the extra UPK seats ensures the district’s contracted providers can serve modestly higher enrollment in its universal pre‑kindergarten program for the coming school year, maintaining the district’s previously negotiated rates.
What’s next: the amendment language will be included in the contract documents and the district will finalize enrollment counts with the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County and Yeshiva HaTorah as part of its 2025–26 UPK administration.
